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VACATION TIME!

As the school year winds down, it’s time to start thinking about taking a summer vacation! You (and a friend - if you choose) are going to plan a dream vacation that will last for 7 days.

Select a vacation location in the United States and then decide what activities you want to do. You have a maximum of $1,500 per person to spend. If you are planning your trip with a partner, you can spend $3,000 altogether.

The money must cover travel, a place to stay, food, entertainment/activities and souvenirs.

The Task

You are fired up and ready to go! Now you must make

important decisions regarding your vacation.

First, you will use resources that will help you gather information to help you plan and organize your vacation. Then, you will use this information to create a PowerPoint presentation that tells about your trip.

The presentation will include a coverpage, a map showing your destination, an itinerary telling what you did, at least 5 pictures with captions showing where you went, a spreadsheet showing how you spent your money and a postcard that briefly describes your vacation.

Process & Resources

Step 1: Use the Internet to gather information for your vacation plan. Some of the information can be saved on the computer, but other information might be easier to write down.

Listed below you will find some informative travel Web sites that will aid you in your search for your information:

Note: You will have to type in search words, such as the name of your destination, in the search box of some of the Web sites.

MapQuest

Expedia

Travelocity

Step 2: You will design a cover page for your project. Include the name of your destination, your names, date, and appropriate graphics.

Step 3: Design a map page that shows where you went.

Step 4: Make an itinerary that briefly tells what you did each day.

Step 5: Gather some pictures showing what you will do. Create 5 slides showing where you went and what you did on vacation. Write a brief caption for each picture.

Step 6: Create a spreadsheet showing all your expenses. Insert titles for your table. Use formulas to compute the total for each day. In addition, you will insert an average row at the bottom to compute the total for each category (i.e., lodging, meals, etc.).

The following is a guideline for your table:

INSERT SAMPLE SPREADSHEET

Evaluation

Cover Page – 5%

Map – 5%

Itinerary – 20%

Pictures & captions – 25%

Spreadsheet – 35%

Postcare – 10%

Conclusion

Most families do not get into their car, start driving and then decide where to go on vacation. Like many other things in life, it takes some advance planning in order to have an enjoyable vacation.

It is important that you plan a trip in advance to ensure you will have the financial resources to take the trip. In addition, you need to make sure that

you have carefully planned all activities, accommodations and transportation for your vacation.

Now that you have successfully planned a vacation, let your parents know that you are ready to help them plan a terrific vacation for your family this summer!